APPOINTMENT

• (noun) (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

  "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"

• (noun) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

  "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

  synonyms : assignment , designation , naming

• (noun) the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

  "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

• (noun) (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

  synonyms : fitting

• (noun) a meeting arranged in advance

  "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

  synonyms : date , engagement

• (noun) a person who is appointed to a job or position

  synonyms : appointee

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